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World Champion Gukesh wins rapid title at 2025 Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb

World Champion D Gukesh clinched the rapid title at the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz 2025 tournament in Zagreb, finishing with 14 points. The Indian GM is now leading the Grand Chess Tour event ahead of Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Magnus Carlsen. The blitz section is set to begin on 5 July. read more D Gukesh finished at the top of the standings in the rapid section of the Super United Rapid and Blitz Tournament. Image: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh won the rapid title at the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz tournament in Zagreb, Croatia on Friday. The three-day event was part of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour. Gukesh won the title after beating American Grandmaster Wesley So in the final round and finishing with 14 out of 18 points. World Champion Gukesh D leads the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia after three days of rapid chess, scoring 14 points out of 18. A strong final day, finished with a win in Round 9, gave him a three-point lead heading into the blitz portion of the event. Jan-Krzysztof Duda is in… — Grand Chess Tour (@GrandChessTour) July 4, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD After a brilliant second day where Gukesh won five games in a row, he continued his good form on the third and final day of rapid. He started the day with two draws before ending with a solid win over Wesley So. The draws came against Anish Giri of the Netherlands and then against Ivan Saric of Croatia. Also Read: Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who beat Gukesh in the opening round, finished second 11 points. Meanwhile, World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway finished third with 10 points. He started the day with a win against American GM Fabiano Caruana but a draw in the next game against Nodirbek Abdusattorov meant he could not make a comeback in the tournament. Another Indian player, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, also played well. He beat Ivan Saric in round 7 and drew with Wesley So and Duda in the last two rounds. He finished the rapid section with 9 points at level with Fabiano Caruana. Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So, and Anish Giri took 6th to 8th spots with 8 points each. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Meanwhile, the blitz section of the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz tournament in Zagreb is scheduled to begin on 5 July. The overall winner will be decided after combining points from the two sections. Also Read: D Gukesh beats Magnus Carlsen again as he takes revenge for 'weaker players' jibe, moves into sole lead in Croatia Final standings (rapid) 1. D Gukesh – 14 points 2. Jan-Krzysztof Duda – 11 points 3. Magnus Carlsen – 10 points 4-5. Fabiano Caruana, R Praggnanandhaa – 9 points each 6-8. Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So, Anish Giri – 8 points each 9. Ivan Saric – 7 points 10. Nodirbek Abdusattorov – 6 points